A mass brawl involving hundreds of youngsters yesterday broke out on Broadstairs beach despite police issuing a dispersal order which they said would 'disrupt antisocial behaviour'.

Astonishing footage of the fight shows the massive group of youths surrounding two males who are throwing punches and slaps at each other on the walkway behind a row of beach huts on the Kent seafront.

The altercation then spills onto the sand with the baying crowds screaming and seemingly urging the pair to continue fighting while terrified families and children flee the beach.

Police officers could be seen arriving on the litter-strewn beach once the fight had cooled off but many of the youngsters had already left the area.

The fight came just one day after Kent Police announced they had implemented a Section 34 dispersal order, which locals have since described as 'totally ineffective'.